Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-22
GOOD WORDS FOR AMERICA.
LEsshPs COMMENTS on mrs RhoESr
TisIr TO ruR UgIrED sTsrR'.
Ito Had u Royal GOOD rime, ana Was Pleased
WIN what lie ssw--A Nisu 10 Gso'ss
W. Ch,ids aud To President 8rovsr
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friendly attention. At tho grand dinner OF
forod M 10y the Chamber OF Commerce ono o
our hosts, in taking my hand, exclaimed,
greot you, Mr.. do Lesseps, In the name o
Sh,OO0,OOO.' This was character risticalll
American regark, aud made an impression
on my mind. The city's hospitality know M
bounds We had delightful rooms Mt th'
Hoffman house, aud forty covers were al way
laid for u-. But wo were invited out ~
often that we Alto at home only two or three
times. ! knew by former experience wha
to eNppc', but some of my fellows were as
tonisao' a. this generous treatment
al was particularly pleased to notice. no
only at New York, but elsewhere, that the
French who had settled In the United States
wero quite AmefcGnzed In most things
iouGd that they had opened hospitals, asy.
lurns and schools, where their children re
ceive sn admirable education. At the New
fork school | noticed that the boys were
formed Into n battalion for military drill,
Just ~ In the primary schools OF Paris
Nearly all OF the French emigrants speak
English, aud have evidently cast in their lot
with the United ates | was glad to see
this u Is often said that my countrymen go
To the United States to make u fortune aud
thon return to France to spend It. | an
happy to ind that su many remain in thoir
adopted country aud become A meric,ns
g. Another thing that interested me greatly
ut New York was tho Brook lyn bridge. II
"hf Hnt Nlkht To N'ANi thUrB ana see tho
statue lighted up In the harbor tho day after
IT, Inauguration, white tho bridge Itself was
alsu brightly illuminated. Under such cir.
cnWsauces, We might well say that those
Two creations, one due To French genius ana
the other 10 American daring, must bo added
tp the wonders Of the world. | saw the
bridge at It's inception, several years ago,
and | was delighted to gaze upon IL in its
completed state. One more pleasant recol.
lection OF brooklyn, suggested 10y the name
of thg great bridge was reception offered
us in that city, at which ladies we're present,
all OF them graceful and many OF them very
pretty IL was the only time that we met
gentlemen and ladios together, aud found
the union agreeable.
"l mat many delightful Americans at
New York. There was Bishop Potter, who
oiliciated at the Inauguration ceremonies
He and Mira Potter came back on the same
steamer with me ; they are both exceedingly
entertaining and genteel. Then there was
Mr., Chauucey NJ. DPpew, whose external ap.
pearauce IL highly prepossessing. He IL
gifted with great oratorlcal powers. His
words go right to your heart He made sew
efal speeches on different occasions, aud
they were greeted with welldeservod ap-
plause Mr. White!Aw Reid, the editor Of
tho Tribune, whom we met often, | also
consider a remarkable mau. The Hon. Low
Il, Morton wAs glad to see once more for
We have not forgotten his many pleasant en-
teranmenis At Paris l had the favor Of u
personal Introduction to Mr.. Charles A.
Dana, OF the SJDt, who struck mo as being no
ordinary man. In TACT, all those who are In
trusted with responsibility in the United
States seem to be- Just the persons tor the
task. / unfortunately did not SEQ eS Presi.
dent Arthur, nor did ! meet MIR. Blaine this
time. Bat know him well, and like him
very much. / made bis acquaintance at
Washington some nYe years ago. Senator
Evaris appeared tn mo to be the same wit Y
and clever speaker whom had known dor
ing Mr.. Hayes administration. lie may
have grown older In body, a. | have, but In
mind he Is still the brilliant gentleman who
used To preside over tho state department
:" did no! go on TO Niagara Falls with the
other delegates, tor had seen that great nat.
ural wonder ON the occasion OF my formsr
visit ran over to Philadelphia " hile Mr.
Chsuncey NJ. Depow was showing my col,
leagues the famous cataract. | have n pecu
liariy strong attachment for the Quaker city
My father, Count Matthieu do Lcsseps, who
was amemtcr OF the Philosophical society of
the United States, aud n very learned man,
went TO Philadelphia Al the beginning Of the
century 10 negotiate a commercial treaty
with the young republic IL was the first
treaty Of this kind ever made between
France and mCTiCa. conseQ qoutly al WAYS
feel at home ia Philadelphia And how
much cleaner thIs town Is than New York,
Tor tho metropolis IL not all that Il should los
in this matter Of paVemeuts and wel.swept
streets But, To tel! the truth, / must add
that 1t rouod great deal while we were ia
New York. PERHAPS when the sun shines
the busy Ihoruughiaies OF Manhattan isiand
are neater.
"Whloa at Philadelphia | visited the ceIe
brsed Girard college, due to tho generosity
of a FrenChnan. Il Is magnificent institu.
tion with It's 200 children. Hard by sre
machine shops that turn out a locomotive
every day. Nowhere else in tho world, per
haps, can such a feat bs accomplished, for no. |
where Ciso arc 50 many railroads built as in |
the United States. SIX locomotives week, |
all ready tO start out on Journey. Think OF |
IL 1t IL an astounding fact, and shows |
Id
city that was once known only a. a literary, |
political, and scientific centre.
"Mr. George W. Chlius, who IL a friend of |
my family, invited me to grand banquet |
| never saw anything like It. In the dining |
hall was y circular table large enough to seat
forty or fifty guests, who were placed on the |
outside of the board. The whole space IN |
front OF the table WAS one mass OF flowers,
chiefly roses, which abound, ! believe, in the |
hot houses OF Mr Chiids' country homs At
Wooteu, not fer from Philsd ephia The |
walls Of the room were bsdeckod with |
flowers and there we're bouquets OF roses |
OF every form and tint. 4 large column,
which ro's from tho floor, on tho inside |
part OF the table, to the Celinr, was covered |
with wrsalhs OF roses tho base and capital |
being also cOmpoSed entirely of roses. IL |
was quite fairy ike. THIS floral display sur
passed anything of th- kind that had ever |
seen. 1t must have cost fortune, for at this |
season OF the year rOses are scarce aud dear. |
Wherever We went during our tour noticed |
the pTDiuSA display III TbstS, which IN u very |
expensive kind of flower with us, But Mr.. |
Chids can afford to give his friends such de. |
liRhtiul treats, for when he showed me over |
the Ledger Office ! learned that his news |
paper brought him in some 81 600 a day. |
This surprised me almost as much as the |
machine shop with its six locomotives a |
week. What a land America is l exclaimed |
more than once then, and have done so many |
times sincs
"From Philadelphia / went on TO Wash
ington, where VIC were received By President |
Cleveland at the White House. Mr.. Cleve- |
land Is very gentlemsnly In every sense OF |
the word, l made a little speech, aud he re-. |
piled In the most graceful and kindly |
manner. The president Ia exceedingly |
frank and outspoken, with handsome feat. |
ures and a fine figure, He must be a robust |
and powerful man. He expresses himself |
with great tluency, never says more than he |
intends, ana his speeches were charmingiy |
delivered aud most friendly In sentiment |
He shakes hands very heartily. 1, OF course, |
saw Mr. Baysrd when We visited the White |
House, and also met him at several banquets. |
found him a most aifable diplomat. |
81 consider that Washington is perhaps |
the finest city In the United States. That II |
Is the nsatest and cleanest there can be no |
doubt / was not surprised, therefore, to |
learn that our charge datiaiTs, Count |
Maurice Sala, is delighted with his post. He |
is a young man who received his diplomatic |
training under my eye. He holds In high |
esteem the society Of Washington. The
statutes in the public squares strike me
many OF them at least-as worthy objects OF
art Tha WasbinptOn monument pOssesseS